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ExtraHop vs. Riverbed and NetScout

The modern enterprise is tangled, dispersed, and constantly evolving. With real-time analytics and a simplified workflow backed by machine learning, ExtraHop delivers unprecedented visibility and immediate answers from Core to Edge to Cloud.

ExtraHop

Riverbed

Netscout

Scale

100 Gbps

20 Gbps

27 Gbps

Advanced Machine Learning

Cloud Integrations (Azure, AWS)

On-Premises and Virtual Deployment

Auto-Discovery and Classification

Limited

Enterprise Application Protocols

50+

20

30

Full Content Analysis and Line-Rate SSL Decryption

Yes

Yes, with a 300 Mbps performance impact

Only with a third party to store secure SSL certificates

TLS 1.3 Support

Extensibility (Custom Dashboards, Triggers, Open APIs)

Yes

Limited

Limited

Integration Partners

Open Architecture

Closed Platform

Limited

Indexed Transaction-Level Detail with Visual Search Queries

0%

Faster Issue Identification

0%

Faster Troubleshooting

0%

Reduction in Unplanned Downtime

An Open Architecture

Thanks to unmatched scalability, rapid programmability, and an ever-growing network of integration partners, we're confident no other platform is as prepared to help you stay ahead of the evolving demands of the digital economy. Meet new requirements, customize the solution, and stream your wire data to other platforms in real time.

Full-Payload Analysis

From users to files to executed commands, ExtraHop tells you what's happening in your environment—and, more importantly, why you should care. The ExtraHop platform supports over 50 protocols and performs transaction analysis, deep packet inspection, and more to give you the awareness you need to make data-driven decisions.

ExtraHop's willingness to fully implement a POC and provide a highly technical team to work with us to tackle an immediate production issue put them ahead of Riverbed. While ExtraHop was focused on helping us find the issue and get us performing well again, Riverbed was focused solely on the sale with little regard to the performance issue crippling us.

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You Gotta Have Vision

For the second year in a row, ExtraHop placed furthest to the right for completeness of vision in Gartner's NPMD Magic Quadrant—a placement we believe reflects our game-changing approach to real-time IT analytics and security.

"ExtraHop has built a reputation as a disruptor, delivering unmatched scale and accuracy that keeps our customers focused on the assets and information that matter most. We are proud that Gartner has recognized ExtraHop as a Visionary in the NPMD market for the second year in a row."

Arif Kareem, CEO, ExtraHop

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